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Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues dkinzer at 12:29pm 11.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1050 In an earlier post I mentioned that a Raymarine tech person said that the RayStar 125 GPS unit on my
Boat is Hibernating (4) SawyerCurt at 4:37am 11.29.22 Catalina 310 11/1501 One of the disadvantages of the New England climate is the 6-month sailing season. Over Thanksgivin
Replacing cockpit throttle on Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850) (4) Elite29Owner at 11:08pm 11.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/718 Greetings, Need to replace a broken throttle on a 1984 Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850). Current one is a
DC distribution panel in Hunters George Braun at 6:28pm 11.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/922 I don't particularly like the push-to-reset breakers Hunter uses for a bunch of DC equipment in thei
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) dkinzer at 4:49pm 11.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1151 The last few times that we took our boat out we got a message on our MFD indicating that the GPS fix
Side Stay Tension ColumbiaRiverDoug at 1:50pm 11.28.22 Trailer Sailors 17/2470 Hi Everyone, I wondered for quite a while about how much tension should be on the side stays of my
Sea Hood re-bedding Andiamo 34 at 4:31am 11.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/622 I have an H34 and as most sailors do I have leaks. I've been reading and it seems that 4200 is the
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 2:10pm 11.27.22 Big Boats 31/3583
Raymarine Axiom shawanaga at 1:29pm 11.27.22 Big Boats 33/4981 Has anyone installed an Axiom + and connected it to their 3gm30f ? thanks Floyd
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (2) Rich Stidger at 12:58pm 11.27.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/2116 These are light weight stretchable black covers. I might have used them for part of a season. The le
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Monheganlover at 12:01pm 11.27.22 Catalina 310 4/760 I have my 2002 Catalina 310 on the hard and, when plugging my original equipment C-Charger Model 122
Miracle Rescue of MOB JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.27.22 Sails Call Lounge 11/1289 A man fell overboard on a recent Carnival cruise and managed to survive in the open waters for up t
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Zencra at 8:20am 11.27.22 Big Boats 5/650 Hi everyone, I'm in the process of measuring for a new furling mainsail. I've never been happy with
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:13am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 29/2228 I did not get one on Black Friday, but having one installed within the next few months is in the for
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 7:21am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/3102 My 300 amp hour house battery bank consists of 3 x 100ah lithium LiFe4 batteries in parallel. My ou
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 4:31am 11.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/660 Going to be replacing the motor mounts on my Hunter 336 3GM30F over the winter and plan to take the
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 9:26pm 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 10/574 I'm doing research on a mid 80s Beneteau First 375 but I'm having difficulty finding any information
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? ckreitlein at 1:55pm 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2719 Since buying my b-331 a year ago, I have never been able to unfurl the mainsail completely. The foo
Cellular Signal in the Channel Islands ?. circa1971la at 10:27am 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 1/934
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 8:22am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2096 Shortly after completing the purchase, I noticed a drop of water under the starboard chain plate. I

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Removing caulk.... NYSail at 4:09pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above...
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project shemandr at 4:08pm 05.15.24 ...Searched after the fact :banghead:and found that adhesive removers are effective. Will try xyl
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 4:00pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... Siamese at 3:41pm 05.15.24 It really shouldn't be silicone.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 3:28pm 05.15.24
DST housing valve fell off Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 05.15.24
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 2:43pm 05.15.24
Removing caulk.... rgranger at 1:40pm 05.15.24 Here is an article on the topic of softening caulk https://waterproofcaulking.com/how-to-remove-sil
23.5 outboard motor rgranger at 1:32pm 05.15.24 I had the Tohatsu 6hp sailpro. It was a very reliable motor and would start on the third pull even a
DST housing valve fell off Hello Below at 12:54pm 05.15.24 My DST 810 works as advertised. It replaced a DST 800 which was flaky, at best. However, the valve
Ray Greene Rascal help needed Frayja at 12:50pm 05.15.24 Might you still have your Rascal? If so, i am trying to figure out where the shrouds attach. I don't
Ray Greene Rascal help needed Frayja at 12:48pm 05.15.24 I have a Ray Greene Rascal as well. The item that attaches to the centerboard consists of two smal
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 05.15.24 Tohatsu no longer makes the Nissan outboards
Removing caulk.... dLj at 12:16pm 05.15.24 I've found often you need to make job specific tools... Essentially what @capta is saying above...
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump dLj at 12:13pm 05.15.24 I agree it looks interesting. You might want to seal the electronics board. That does not look parti
23.5 outboard motor pgandw at 11:51am 05.15.24 The Tohatsu/Mercury/Nissan 4-6hp are all the same motor with larger carburetors for the higher hp mo
Removing caulk.... capta at 11:16am 05.15.24 Speedy, no. But faster, perhaps. Dental tools work very well in areas where most tools won't fit. I
Connecting bilge areas Benny17441 at 10:59am 05.15.24 Easier to get a wet vac and get the water out. Find and correct the leaks to avoid a recurrence onc
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? AndyL at 10:41am 05.15.24 Thanks for the pictures. It looks great.
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 10:32am 05.15.24 Any update on this? If you were asking me, I haven't done anything since my last post. The two hol

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